Middle School English Language Arts Instructional Guide

Standard: Writing 3

Learning Intentions and Success Criteria

Write narrative texts to develop real or imagined experiences or events using e ff ective technique, relevant descriptive details, well-structured event sequences, and provide a resolution. a. ​ Engage and orient the reader by establishing a context and introducing a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally and logically. b. ​ Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, description, and pacing, to develop experiences, events, and/or characters . c. ​ Use a variety of transition words, phrases, and clauses to convey sequence and signal shifts from one time frame or setting to another. d. ​ Use precise words, phrases and complex sentences, relevant descriptive details , and sensory language to convey experiences and events. e. ​ Use appropriate conventions and style for the audience, purpose, and task.

Learning Intentions: ●​ Students will be able to write narrative texts that effectively develop experiences or events. ●​ Students will be able to understand how to engage and orient the reader by establishing context and introducing characters. ●​ Students will be able to use narrative techniques, descriptive details, and transitions to develop experiences or events effectively. ●​ Students will be able to use appropriate conventions and style for the intended audience, purpose, and task. ●​ I can write narrative texts that develop real or imagined experiences or events. ●​ I can engage and orient the reader by establishing context and introducing characters in my narrative. ●​ I can use narrative techniques, descriptive details, and transitions to develop experiences or events effectively. ●​ I can use precise language and complex sentences to convey experiences or events clearly. ●​ I can use appropriate conventions and style for the intended audience, purpose, and task. Success Criteria:

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